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It’s gee-whiz time! Especially if you’re moving to Jacksonville, Florida, or researching a move here. Allow us at ICI Homes to wow you with some facts and figures about your new, or soon-to-be, new city. Jacksonville has history, amazing natural resources, a booming economy, established arts and cultural communities, and …
Are you a new Jacksonville resident? Maybe a wannabe? Either way, it’s a great place to live and play, and we hope you’ve chosen — or will — one of the Jacksonville-area communities where we at ICI Homes build. For now, we’d like to offer four slightly different ways to …
Drive toward downtown Jacksonville on any major highway and you’ll find many choices on which to cross the mighty St. Johns River. The river naturally delineates “JAX” into Northbank and Southbank, as each side of downtown Jacksonville is known, and motor vehicles, pedestrians and trains zip back and forth along …
Let’s go for a walk! Or a bike ride. How about a birding adventure? We at ICI Homes know exactly where to send you if you’re a new Tampa Bay-area resident. Florida’s central Gulf Coast is rich with recreational activities, most of which are convenient to three Tampa Bay-area communities …
One of the awesome things about living on Florida’s Gulf Coast is the free show staged nightly by Mother Nature. The sun dipping behind saltwater and white-sand beaches, or over impressive city architecture, is enough to spur you want to move here, and we at ICI Homes can help if …
One popular must-have for many home buyers these days is access to fitness trails, whether in a new community or nearby. Being able to step out one’s door, onto a protected path separate from the road, is a critical amenity for people who love to walk, jog, hike, ride bicycles …
Like most major metropolitan areas, Tampa boasts no shortage of museums. They come in all sizes here, with wonderfully diverse looks at the area’s past, present and future. Lets start with the four big Tampa museums. It’s worth the time, effort and yes, parking fun, to experience them. So map out a …
One of the perks of living in a major metropolitan area is the cultural offerings. Entertainment, theater, music, art galleries, exhibits and museums will keep you learning as long as you’d like. But sometimes the smaller museums pack just as powerful a cultural punch. They might be a bit off …
You’re targeting the Tampa Bay area for your new custom Florida home, and you’d like to get to know the area a bit better. You may know two major interstates intersect it, and that splendid beaches lie just to its west. You also might know that local professional, collegiate and …
Looking to move to a metropolitan area with plenty of green space? You won’t do better than Jacksonville, Florida, which is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States — more than 840 square miles. Jacksonville also boasts the nation’s largest urban park system. That’s a lot of …